Mechanical movement



G. W. HUOKABAY.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

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N0. 398,400. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

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GEORGE XV. IIUOKABAY, OF GARFIELD, LOUISIANA.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,400, dated February 26, 1889.

Application filed September 12, 1888 fierial No. 285,204. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HUCKABAY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Garfield, in the parish of Caddo and State of Louisiana, have invented a certain new and useful Mechanical Movement, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct a mechanical movement for wii'iding a weighted cord on a drum, so as to store power, the device being adapted for use in connection with a windmill, the arrangement being such that the upward movement of the weight is arrested when the cord is wound on the drum aforesaid; and it consists in the parts which will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is herein had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

Figure l represents-a top plan view of my invention with parts broken away, the outer gears being engaged. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is a detail plan. Fig. 4 is a section on the line X X of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a side view of the main wheel and a series of gearwheels, the main shaft and drum being shown in section.

The frame consists of two pieces, A B, upon which is mounted in boxing O C a shaft, D. Said shaft is provided on one end with a gear, D, and provided on the other end with a smaller gear, D and also provided with a gear, D fixed on the shaft between the two gears aforesaid. A sleeve or drum, E, is provided on one end with a large flange, E, said drum and flange being loosely mounted on the shaft- D. A plate, F, is fixed to the drumflange E by means of cross-pins F, (shown in dotted lines, Fig. 5,) and G G G are three gear-wheels journalcd at equidistant points between the plate F and flange E. A main wheel, H, is provided with a rim, H, extending out-ward laterally from said wheel, the under side of said .rim being provided with a circular row of teeth, H which engage the gears G G G The inner face of the wheel H is provided with a circular row of teeth, H Fig. 1, and I is a spring-pawl fixed to the side of the plate F adjacent to the wheel H, and said pawl engages the ratchet teeth H on the face of the wheel H aforesaid. A cord, J, has one end fixed to the drum, the other end of the cord being provided with a weight, J. A pawl, R, mounted on a shaft, R, and having its bearing in. the part A, connects with the gear I), and serves to control the action of the weight attached to the cord J on drum E.

A shaft, K, is presumed to receive its power from a windmill, and said shaft is provided with a gear-wheel, L, mounted in a sliding bearing, L. on the frame-piece A. The upper inner side of said bearing is provided with a pin, L A rocker-arm, M, is pivotally secured at M to the inner side of the framepiece A, and the upper side of said arm M is provided with a small notch or recess, M in which the pin L lies. A rod, N, has its upper end secured near one end of the arm M, the lower end of said rod being provided with a block, N. A rigid pivotal rod formed of a single piece consisting of two outwardlyextending arms, P P, and a vertical piece, P is provided on the outer end of its arm 1? with a locking-plug, P and also provided near the outer end of the other arm, P, with an eye, P for receiving the rod N. The said plug P is adapted to engage a recess, Q, in which the sliding bearing L is seated.

The small outer gear, D is provided with an escapement, S, to regulate the rotary move ment of the shaft D.

The operation is as follows: \Vhen the shaft K and gear L are rotated in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2, and the gears D L are in engagement, the shaft D and its gears D, D and D rotated, the gear D rotates the three gears G G G and the said three gears engage the teeth H on the under side of the rim H and impart a slight rotary movement to said rim and its wheel H, and the said gears G G G wound and the weight J elevated, said weight IOC in its upward movement will first engage the outer under side of the arm P, thereby lifting the locking-plug 1" out of its seat, and a further upward movement of said weight will engage and elevate one end of the rocker-arm M, as shown in Fig. 4-. This action of the arm or block M will move the pin l7 and move the slidii'lg bearing L and cause the gear L to disengage from the gear D. 'hen the said gears are disengaged, the weight is free to descend. The power of said weight and connected parts may be used, if desired, for running a churn or doing other work. The weight may be retained in an elevated position by means of a catch, R, for the gearD.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a mechanical movement, two shafts,

D K, each provided with a gear, D L, a slid-- ing bearing for shaft K, an arm provided with a locking-plug for holdin the two gears in engagement, a rocker-arm connected to the sliding block, a rod, N, provided with a block, N, said rod being connected to the rockerarm aforesaid, in combination with the drum E and a cord connected to said drum, the

outer end of said cord being provided with a weight, substantially as described.

2. In a mechanical movement, the shaft D, provided with gears D, D and D, a drum, E, and flange E, loosely mounted on said shaft, a plate, 1 fixed to the flange E by cross pins or studs F, gears G 1 G journaled between said plate and flange, said gears G G G being in engagement with the gear D", a wheel, H, provided on its inner face with raleliet-teetli, and also provided with a rim, H, having teeth on its inner side, said teeth being in engagement with the gears G G G aforesaid, the face of the plate F being provided with a pawl, I, for engaging the ratchet on the wheel H, and an escapement, S, for regulating the speed of the parts, substantially as specified, and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 10th day of September, A. I). 1888.

GEORGE \V. HUCKABAY.

'Witnesses:

J. P. SeoTT, FRANK A. Forms. 

